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NEWS ABOUT: UC Santa Barbara

UC Santa Barbara stories: 5 news summaries

Married 41 Years, Profs Turn Sex 101 Into an Institution

UC Santa Barbara profs

Aug 2, 09 12:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - For more than 20 years, John and Janice Baldwin have instructed students at UC Santa Barbara about sex, love, and everything in between, while implicitly offering their own 41-year-old marriage as a positive example, the LA Times reports. Their “Sociology of Human Sexuality” is one of the most popular... More »

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education • sex education • college • sexuality • UC Santa Barbara

Prof's Nazi-Israeli Comparison Stirs Uproar

Students, faculty defend instructor amid anti-Semitism charges

Apr 30, 09 6:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - A UC Santa Barbara professor's decision to send his students an email comparing graphic photographs of the Holocaust's Jewish victims to similar shots taken of Palestinians during the recent offensive in Gaza has caused an uproar. Many students and faculty members have expressed support for the professor, who is Jewish,... More »

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Israel • Gaza • Holocaust • professor • Arab Israeli conflict • anti-Semitism • Israeli Army • Nazis • UC Santa Barbara • academic freedom • Anti-Defamation League • Gaza war

Tusk of
Rare Pygmy Mammoth Found on Calif. Island 

Find may help solve extinction mystery

Jan 15, 09 6:19 AM CST
(Newser) - A tusk that may belong to a rare pygmy mammoth, a dwarf version of the giant elephant-like mammal that roamed the Earth thousands of years ago, has been found on Santa Cruz Island off California, reports the Los Angeles Times. The 4-foot-long tusk, more than 10,000 years old, was... More »

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Nature Conservancy • Mammoth • Santa Cruz Island • Channel Islands • Kristina Gill • UC Santa Barbara • Chumash • Santa Rosa Island

 Brass: Let Gays Serve Openly 

Study says gays don't undermine military

Jul 8, 08 2:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Four high-ranking retired military officers have called on Congress to repeal the controversial "don't ask, don't tell" policy, saying that it makes it extremely difficult for gays in the US military, reports AP. Allowing gays to serve openly would not undermine the morale, discipline or effectiveness of units in... More »

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Barack Obama • Congress • Pentagon • Don't Ask, Don't Tell • gays in the military • Lt. Col. Robert Maginnis • Michael D. Palm Center • Lt. Gen. Robert Minter Alexander • Navy Vice Adm. Jack Shanahan • UC Santa Barbara

 Robot Worms Offer
 Cancer Hope 

Tiny machines could identify, kill tumors early

May 13, 08 2:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Little mechanical “worms” offer the latest hope for early detection—and eradication—of cancer. Researchers have created tiny machines that travel through the body, find tumors that are too small to see in normal scans, and then deliver drugs to kill them. The method has worked to spot tumors... More »

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cancer • MIT • medical research • tumors • University of California at San Diego • UC Santa Barbara

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